NOUNS

BY: CHE ZAITON SALEH

COMMON NOUNS, PROPER NOUNS & ABSTRACT NOUNS

General names used for people, animals, plants and things are common nouns. E.g. man, frog, grass, hotel, etc.

Special names given to people animals, places or things are proper nouns. Proper nouns always begin with capital letters. E.g. Jim, Comel, Ipoh, Boeing, etc.

Abstract nouns refer to a quality or idea rather than a physical object. e.g. anger, joy, love, goodness, etc.

COMMON NOUNS, PROPER NOUNS & ABSTRACT NOUNS

Exercises Group these nouns
happiness surgeon daughter Malacca courage Sony hovercraft Johan politeness beauty oyster envelope Putrajaya honesty August

Common Nouns

Proper Nouns

Abstract Nouns

FORMING PLURAL NOUNS

Plural nouns can be formed by: adding s e.g. aeroplanes, baskets, curtains adding es to nouns ending with s, ss, ch, sh, x, or o e.g. buses, classes, watches, bushes, boxes, potatoes changing the ending y to ies. BUT just add s if vowel comes before the y e.g. baby babies, day days changing the ending f or fe to ves e.g. loaf loaves, calf calves Exception: roofs, hoofs, dwarfs, chiefs

FORMING PLURAL NOUNS

Exercises Complete the table
Singular 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. wife _____ child deer toy glass ______ library ______ radio Plural ________ cars ________ ________ ________ ________ tomatoes ________ flowers ________ 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Singular dish goose _______ church _______ _______ ray _______ sheep cliff Plural ________ ________ women ________ lambs cities ________ mice ________ ________

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

can be counted

cannot be counted

can use a, an or number e.g. a bat, ten cats can have singular and plural forms e.g. top - tops can use is, are, has, have e.g. The table is . The cats have .

cannot be used with a, an or numbers e.g. rice, rices cannot have plural forms e.g. bread, water can use is, has cannot use are, have, e.g. The water is hot. / The money are lost. x

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Exercise Fill in the blanks with is, are, have and has
There ________ wolves in that cave. A canary ________ a yellow bird. Bread _________ made from wheat flour. Orchids ________ roots that grow in the air. There ________ dust on the table. Money ________ no value in that country. These cakes _______ from my fathers bakery. Camels _________ humps on their backs. The news _________ some truth in it. The women ________ happy to see their children. There ______ too much water in the jug. Rice _____ the main dish in every Malay homes. Mrs Yus cats ____ beautiful fur and bushy tails. Salt and sugar ____ needed by the cook.

COLLECTIVE NOUNS
A collective nouns is used to refer to a group of people animals or things

People
an army of soldiers a band of musicians a bench of magistrates a board of directors a choir of singers a company of actors a crowd of spectators a gang of thieves a party of friends a troupe of dancers

Animals
an army of ants a brood of chickens a drove of cattle a gaggle of geese a litter of pups a nest of rabbits a pride of lions a shoal of fish a swarm of bees a troop of monkeys

Things
a bale of cotton a batch of bread a bundle of rags a clump of trees a cluster of diamonds a fleet of cars a flight of aeroplanes a library of books a string of beads a suit of clothes

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Exercise Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns.

Mr. Li is a rich man. He owns a ______ of cars. The fishermen saw a large _____ of fish in the sea. Mei Ling bought a beautiful _____ of pearls for her mother. Puan Aida sewed her son a new _____ of clothes. The company has a new ______ of directors. A _____ of oxen is ploughing the rice field now. There was a large _____ of spectators at the parade. The police have caught the ____ of thieves who stole our money. Please look for the money in that _____ of drawers, Mona said. The baker has just baked a fresh _____ of bread. A _____ of bees attacked my brother yesterday. I saw a _____ of stars in the sky last night. There will a _____ of ballet dancers performing at the hall tomorrow. Several _____ of wolves can be heard howling during full moon.